This week there was the conviction of Raj Rajaratman, the hedge fund honcho. But jurors also found his lawyer guilty..of monotone...In an interview with the WSJ, one juror, a teacher, said the lead lawyer came across as "tired," "monotone" and "repetitive." There is a saying that if you aren't enthusiastic, no one else will be. Monotone is of the most common problems in speech today. Tape your voice and imagine a cardiogram graph..does it bounce? If not practice asking rhetorical questions, pause, provide examples..all ways to break the monotony and win in the court of public opinion.